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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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